Step-by-step guidance through the units evidence & assessment for the Level 2 Diploma (formerly NVQ). Work-based learning can be challenging but Caroline Morris & Val Michie have set out all the information & practical help you need to get your qualification. This guide

Includes:: all 9 of the Core Units & a selection of the most popular optional units
- the ones that most people tend to encounter in Health & Social Care jobs. The book is packed with a range of Health & Social Care case studies. Inside you'll also find a range of features designed to help you work through your units with confidence: Get ready for assessment; tick off your understanding of what's required & keep track of your progress. Make sure you know to prepare the correct evidence using our Evidence & Practice Activities tips on gathering written portfolio evidence & how to demonstrate competence. The textbook focuses on what you really need to know in simple language. Written by experienced External Verifiers for a major awarding body. Suitable for City & Guilds Edexcel EDI OCR & all other awarding bodies.


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Candidate Handbook 3rd edition * Written in line with the revised QCF Framework to provide comprehensive support for the new Health & Social Care Level 2 qualification. * Written by best-selling author Yvonne Nolan. * Covers the mandatory & most popular optional units for all pathways through the new Diploma to ensure candidates have everything they need to help them through this transition. * Personalisation integrated throughout to help candidates put the citizen at the heart of care. * Packed with real-life scenarios & case studies which put work in context for the candidate. * Assessment guidance features offer advice on how to prepare for assessment & how candidates can achieve their best. * Highly illustrated units & varied activities mean that candidates are kept engaged & can access the information they need quickly. ...

* Covers nine of the most popular mandatory & optional units across VRQs & NVQs so learners can be confident that they have covered the required knowledge for their chosen course. * Coverage of generic units such as Health & Safety in the context of nails making the knowledge & theory relevant to the learners' chosen nail course. * Colourful design packed with glossy step-by-step photos & case studies to really inspire & motivate learners. * The learning activities & assessment guidance within the book help learners check their knowledge & prepare for assessment. ...

This textbook will support students in completing their Level 2 NVQ in Team Leading quickly & easily especially when their assessor is not available. Suitable for all awarding bodies all NVQ jargon & the NVQ process is covered in full with clear explanations so students know exactly what they need to do. For each unit there is a simple explanation of the kind of evidence they need to provide & ideas about how they might generate this evidence in their own job. All the knowledge & understanding that make up the course are also covered so students won't get stuck in the time between assessor visits. Written to the latest QCF standards by experienced external verifiers & covering all units the book

Includes:: lots of Case Studies describing real-world Team Leading examples Development Activities & Knowledge Tests. These will all help students make progress & produce the right kind of evidence so they can get the best possible grade in the shortest possible time.

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* Covers all mandatory units & four of the five option units so learners can be confident they have covered the required knowledge for their qualification. * Colourful design packed with glossy new step-by-step photos to really inspire & motivate learners. * Make the most of your classroom time with lots of practical activities & questions to help learners check their knowledge & prepare for assessment. * For your portfolio activities will provide opportunities for learners to generate evidence for their portfolios. * A new Salon Life feature provides magazine-style coverage of key topics to capture the imagination of candidates & help them relate to what they are learning. ...

New learner-focused resource built specifically for candidates' needs: * Fully aligned to the CAA Diploma covering all the content & learning outcomes giving learners everything they need in a single textbook. * Straightforward language & an attractive accessible layout help learners to stay focused & get the information they need quickly & easily. * Content is broken down into short easily-referenced segments so that learners get the content they need presented in an engaging style helping them to stay motivated. * Packed with engaging in-book features that prepare learners for assessment provide working life context & enrich & reinforce learning. ...

* New Candidate Handbook provides all the knowledge needed to achieve a diploma with clear straightforward language & engaging format. * Working Life case studies provide real scenarios helping candidates put their learning into context. * Links Functional Skills outcomes to carpentry & joinery activities helping learners fulfil the outcomes & understand the relevance of functional skills to their craft. * End of chapter knowledge checks & assessment tips help learners to achieve their best in assessments ...

* Tried & trusted Heinemann format breaks down theory into manageable sections with accessible language so learners don't get bogged down. * New multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter prepare learners for the format & content of the GOLA tests helping them to succeed in the real exams. * Fully updated for 2010 with unit-by-unit coverage of the new

Specification so that candidates have everything they need in one textbook.

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* Written in line with the revised specifications applicable for the Scottish Vocational Curriculum & specially engineered around the requirements of level 2 for practical application of knowledge. * Highly illustrated units & clear straightforward language means that candidates are able to visualize & understand key practice within the automotive industry. * Real-work focus in the handbooks fuels candidates' aspirations helping them to put their learning into the context of real working scenarios. * Assessment guidance features throughout offer advice on how to prepare for assessment & how candidates can achieve their best. * Progress checks at the end of each learning outcome & end of unit help learners consolidate their knowledge. ...

* Our fully updated Student Book for VRQs will ensure that students have everything they need for the new qualification. * Brand new units have been written especially for VRQs so students can be sure they have all of the relevant information they need for their chosen course. * Learning outcomes have been updated & reworded to match the new VRQs. * Updates have been included throughout the Student Book to reflect the most recent changes in the Beauty Therapy industry so students can be sure they have all the information the need. * Units have been mapped across from different qualification levels so learners can see the level of knowledge required to progress onto the next level of learning. ...